“We would like to apologise to This Morning viewers after the programme went off air for 12 minutes today as a result of an issue at BT Tower, which affected the live feed to ITV. We are in contact with BT to establish the cause of this issue.”

And now, the real reason for the programme being off-air has been exposed.

In a statement, ITV told Digital Spy: "We would like to apologise to This Morning viewers after the programme went off air for 12 minutes today as a result of an issue at BT Tower, which affected the live feed to ITV.

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RETURN: This Morning came back with Vicky Pattison on air

"We are in contact with BT to establish the cause of this issue."

When the loveable duo returned to our screens, Phil admitted: "We have no clue what went on!"

Apart from that slight hitch, it was an eventful episode of This Morning as ever, particularly when a particularly excitable snake slithered his way up Holly's skirt.

The 36-year-old beauty screamed out as Phillip tried to stop the snake climbing any higher.

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HOSTS: The pair are presenting as usual

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The snake handlers backstage were forced to rush in and intervene as the duo struggled with the serpent.